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    Bored in the Breakroom
    Bored in the Breakroom
    Bored in the Breakroom
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    Bored in the Breakroom

    By Jay DiNitto

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    Bored in the Breakroom is a compilation of flash fiction and slightly longer stories that I have written, most of which had already been published on my blogs as well as blogs run by others.

    Originally this collection had no theme and was instead just a glom of everything I thought worthwhile. During the editing process, Matt DeBenedictis mentioned the strong presence of academic and office life in many of the stories. We decided to do much pruning here and add some detail there to make the content less burdensome. The result is a more cohesive narrative about the lives of academics and young, urban professionals.

    All stories written by Jay DiNitto.
    Edited by Matt DeBenedictis.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJay DiNitto
    Release dateAug 11, 2011
    ISBN9781465903105
    Bored in the Breakroom
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    Jay DiNitto

    Jay DiNitto is a senior content designer (writer) living in Pittsburgh. His first proper novel, released in February of 2016, is Pale Blue Scratch, a semi-steampunk mystery about a nun who makes bad jokes, a teenage scientist, and a time machine. He has also published a book of microfiction, Bored in the Breakroom. Like every writer, he enjoys resistance training and tattoos. Read his blog at http://jaydinitto.com.

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      Bored in the Breakroom - Jay DiNitto

      Bored in the Breakroom

      by Jay DiNitto

      http://jaydinitto.com

      Edited by Matt DeBenedictis

      http://wordsforguns.com/

      Cover design by Jay DiNitto

      Copyright 2011 Jay DiNitto, Smashwords Edition

      Thank you for downloading this free e-book. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied, distributed, printed out and abandoned in inappropriate places, or thrown into a meat grinder for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form.

      If you have a few thousand dollars of disposable income, feel free to make a donation at http://www.jaydinitto.com/bored-in-the-breakroom.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Prologue: Takeover

      Light Up Night

      Rescue Dog

      Civil War

      Truth Repeated Enough

      Rush Week

      Paper Trail

      Mall Zombies

      Undo

      Surprised by Wire

      Coffee with Rousseau

      The Philosophers’ Guild

      Demolition

      Moses

      Famous Last Words

      Part God, All Ape

      The Pennyfarthings

      American Premonitions

      Bringing Out the Dead

      Light Up Night, Part 2

      Eating Trash

      God of Fire

      Divine Right

      The Pickup Line

      Reese and the Recliner

      Epilogue: Ecumenopolis

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Bored in the Breakroom is a compilation of flash fiction and slightly longer stories that I have written, most of which had already been published on my blogs as well as blogs run by others.

      Originally this collection had no theme and was instead just a glom of everything I thought worthwhile. During the editing process, Matt DeBenedictis mentioned the strong presence of academic and office life in many of the stories. We decided to do much pruning here and add some detail there to make the content less burdensome. The result is a more cohesive narrative about the lives of academics and young, urban professionals.

      This book serves as a shot in the dark for me. I’m inexperienced in the publishing business and I’m just learning about the industry. My goal has been met, however; if the adventurous reader, taking a chance by spending time with an unknown writer’s first e-book, is a little less bored in the breakroom.

      Prologue: Takeover

      Ida handed over her tax forms to the uninspired HR rep in the early morning and escaped the depressing reagent of the crumbling building.

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